We asked a few guys how they kicked their nicotine addiction—and what life is like on the other side of Zyn. This piece is ...

A man in recovery plays basketball as an outlet to help him stay sober. A musician turns to drinking to cope with his mother’s cancer diagnosis. A teacher faces a moral dilemma: Should she punish a ...

When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Steven Glenn, 53, was celebrating his 107th day of being clean. He had spent 41-years of his life battling addiction to heroin and eventually fentanyl. He said he was first ...

First-person stories of drug addiction, hope, healing, and recovery. Addiction is a complex and often misunderstood condition. This gripping special provides raw, unfiltered access to first-person ...

The U.S. drug crisis is as bad as it’s ever been, and there are few signs things are getting better. About 110,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2023, about the same as in previous years. Fentanyl, ...

Real People, Real Stories” seeks to share local stories of loved ones lost to substance-use disorder in an upcoming Brattleboro art show.

Manheim speaks music fluently, having grown up in New York immersed in the ska scene of the 1990s. And his hosting skills were also honed in the area, working for Broadway Video, Lorne Michaels’ media ...

WHILE EACH person’s path to addiction is deeply personal and unique, I’ve seen far too many journeys begin with routine pain management. As executive director of HOPE Recovery Center, I live out my ...

RICHMOND, Va. - For more than 20 years, Bob Reese was a self-described high-functioning drunk while working as head athletic trainer for the New York Jets. He realized that had to end when he began ...

Athletes, actors, politicians, and others often develop substance abuse disorders and some die from drug-related deaths. At the same time, their life history, drug use, and risk-taking shows the rest ...